How to inspect a sitemap
To inspect a sitemap, paste the raw XML or load a local sitemap file, and the tool parses it instantly in your browser. It detects whether the document is a urlset of page URLs or a sitemapindex that points to other sitemaps, then reports the counts and any structural issues.
This is built for fast structural review rather than remote crawling, so it works from XML you provide instead of fetching a live URL. That keeps the check private and lets you inspect sitemaps for sites that are not yet public.
- Paste sitemap XML or load a local file
- See whether it is a urlset or sitemapindex
- Review URL and child-sitemap counts
- Check for missing or duplicate loc values
What problems it catches
Sitemap Inspector focuses on the common, fixable issues that break crawling or waste crawl budget. It flags entries with missing loc values and duplicate URLs, and it confirms the file parses as valid sitemap XML in the first place.
It intentionally does not predict indexation or crawl a remote server, because those depend on factors no local parser can see. The practical value is catching obvious structural errors before you submit the sitemap to a search engine.